Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea IV: Peer education and HIV knowledge, attitudes, and reported practices

Conflict and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Woodward, Aniek ^a   Howard, Natasha ^a   Souare, Yaya ^b   Kollie, Sarah ^b   Von Roenne, Anna ^c   Borchert, Matthias ^d,e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Reproductive Health Group (RHG)   (Guinea)

^c Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ GmbH   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

chronic emergencies; gender; health education; HIV; refugees

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052866502     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-5-10     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Prevalence of HIV infection in conflict-affected and displaced people in seven sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review. PB Spiegel, et al. Lancet 2007 369 9580 2187 95 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61015-0 17604801 (Pubitemid 46978409)
2. 2009 Global Trends-refugees, asylum-seekers, returnees, internally displaced and stateless persons. UNHCR, Geneva 2010
3. WHO, HIV prevalence 2010 http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/EN-WHS2011- Full.pdf
4. UNAIDS and WHO, AIDS epidemic update Geneva 2009
5. Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of HIV prevention and HIV infection risks among Congolese refugees in Tanzania. Y Tanaka, et al. Health Place 2008 14 3 434 52 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.07.005 17954034 (Pubitemid 351434663)
6. HIV infection among internally displaced women and women residing in river populations along the Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. AA Kim, et al. AIDS Behav 2009 13 5 914 20 10.1007/s10461-009-9536-z 19319674
7. Northern Uganda and paradigms of HIV prevention: the need for social analysis. MJ Westerhaus, et al. Glob Public Health 2008 3 1 39 46 10.1080/17441690600909294 19288358
8. Estimates of HIV burden in emergencies. M Lowicki-Zucca, et al. Sex Transm Infect 2008 84 Suppl 1 42 i48 18647865
9. Refocusing and prioritizing HIV programmes in conflict and post-conflict settings: funding recommendations. BW Hanson, et al. AIDS 2008 22 Suppl 2 95 103 10.1097/01.aids.0000327442.66656.01 18664961
10. HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes among West African immigrant women in Western Australia. PD Drummond, A Mizan, B Wright, Sex Health 2008 5 3 251 9 10.1071/SH07077 18771640
11. HIV/AIDS among conflict-affected and displaced populations: dispelling myths and taking action. PB Spiegel, Disasters 2004 28 3 322 39 10.1111/j.0361-3666.2004.00261.x 15344944 (Pubitemid 39289956)
12. HIV/AIDS, conflict and security in Africa: rethinking relationships. JU Becker, C Theodosis, R Kulkarni, World Hosp Health Serv 2008 44 4 36 41 19181024
13. Low seroprevalence of HIV and syphilis in pregnant women in refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border. K Plewes, et al. Int J STD AIDS 2008 19 12 833 7 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008034 19050214
14. Conflict and HIV: A framework for risk assessment to prevent HIV in conflict-affected settings in Africa. NB Mock, et al. Emerg Themes Epidemiol 2004 1 1 6 10.1186/1742-7622-1-6 15679919 (Pubitemid 40412675)
15. UN, The Millenium Development Goals Report 2010
16. Association between expatriation and HIV awareness and knowledge among injecting drug users in Kabul, Afghanistan: A cross-sectional comparison of former refugees to those remaining during conflict. CS Todd, et al. Confl Health 2007 1 5 10.1186/1752-1505-1-5 17411457
17. Reconsidering the impact of conflict on HIV infection among women in the era of antiretroviral treatment scale-up in sub-Saharan Africa: a gender lens. K Shannon, et al. AIDS 2008 22 14 1705 7 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328308de0e 18753938
18. Conflict-affected displaced persons need to benefit more from HIV and malaria national strategic plans and Global Fund grants. PB Spiegel, et al. Confl Health 2010 4 2 10.1186/1752-1505-4-2 20205901
19. Gender and care: access to HIV testing, care, and treatment. RH Remien, et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009 51 Suppl 3 106 10 19553777
20. The Reproductive Health of Refugees. K Burns, S Male, D Pierotti, International Family Planning Perspectives 2000 26 4 161 10.2307/2648252
21. Turning point: A special report on the refugee reproductive health field. L Schreck, International Family Planning Perspectives 2000 26 4 162 6 10.2307/2648253
22. Action for the 21st Century: Reproductive Health and Rights for All. M Alcala, ICPD 1994
23. Sphere Project, Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response 2004 http://www.sphereproject.org/content/view/27/84/lang, english/.
24. The emerging international policy agenda for reproductive health services in conflict settings. CA Palmer, L Lush, AB Zwi, Soc Sci Med 1999 49 12 1689 703 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00253-1 10574239 (Pubitemid 29428067)
25. Conflict and development: challenges in responding to sexual and reproductive health needs in Timor-Leste. K Wayte, et al. Reprod Health Matters 2008 16 31 83 92 10.1016/S0968-8080(08)31355-X 18513610 (Pubitemid 351728128)
26. Effectiveness of peer education interventions for HIV prevention in developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. A Medley, et al. AIDS Educ Prev 2009 21 3 181 206 10.1521/aeap.2009.21.3.181 19519235
27. Preventing HIV infection through peer education and condom promotion among truck drivers and their sexual partners in Tanzania, 1990-1993. U Laukamm-Josten, et al. AIDS Care 2000 12 1 27 40 10.1080/09540120047440 10716015 (Pubitemid 30071947)
28. Impact of five years of peer-mediated interventions on sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya. S Luchters, et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8 143 10.1186/1471-2458-8-143 18445258 (Pubitemid 351749367)
29. Promoting behavior change in Botswana: an assessment of the Peer Education HIV/AIDS Prevention Program at the workplace. K Ronald Hope Sr, J Health Commun 2003 8 3 267 81 10.1080/10810730305685 12857655 (Pubitemid 38326407)
30. Effects of a refugee-assistance programme on host population in Guinea as measured by obstetric interventions. W Van Damme, et al. Lancet 1998 351 9116 1609 13 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)10348-8 9620714 (Pubitemid 28252176)
31. WHO and UNAIDS, Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV and AIDS-Guinea Geneva 2008
32. Reproductive health services for refugees by refugees: an example from Guinea. A von Roenne, et al. Disasters 2010 34 1 16 29 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2009. 01112.x 19459901
33. Reproductive health services for refugees by refugees in Guinea I: family planning. N Howard, et al. Confl Health 2008 2 12 10.1186/1752-1505-2-12 18925936
34. Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea II: sexually transmitted infections. MI Chen, et al. Confl Health 2008 2 1 14 10.1186/1752-1505-2-14 18947393
35. Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea III: maternal health. N Howard, et al. Confl Health 2011 5 5 10.1186/1752-1505-5-5 21486433
36. Reproductive health services for refugees by refugees in Guinea I: family planning. N Howard, et al. Confl Health 2008 2 1 12 10.1186/1752-1505-2-12 18925936
37. Behavioural Change vis-a-vis HIV/AIDS Knowledge Mismatch among Adolescents: The Case of Some Selected Schools in Zomba. M Mwale, Nordic Jounal of African Studies 2008 17 4 288 299
38. Vulnerability and risk perception in the management of HIV/AIDS: Public priorities in a global pandemic. P Tsasis, N Nirupama, Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 2008 1 7 14
39. Condom use as part of the wider HIV prevention strategy: experiences from communities in the North West Province, South Africa. M Murray, SAHARA J 2008 5 2 83 93 18709211
40. Differences in HIV-related behaviors at Lugufu refugee camp and surrounding host villages, Tanzania. EA Rowley, et al. Confl Health 2008 2 13 10.1186/1752-1505-2-13 18928546
41. A Anema, et al. Widespread rape does not directly appear to increase the overall HIV prevalence in conflict-affected countries: so now what? Emerg Themes Epidemiol 2008 5 11 18664265
42. Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Guidelines for Addressing HIV in Humanitarian Settings 2009
43. Providing reproductive health care to internally displaced persons: barriers experienced by humanitarian agencies. N Hakamies, PW Geissler, M Borchert, Reprod Health Matters 2008 16 31 33 43 10.1016/S0968-8080(08)31349-4 18513605 (Pubitemid 351728125)
44. Health services for survivors of gender-based violence in northern Uganda: a qualitative study. M Henttonen, et al. Reprod Health Matters 2008 16 31 122 31 10.1016/S0968-8080(08)31353-6 18513614 (Pubitemid 351753017)
45. Complementary factors contributing to the rapid spread of HIV-I in sub-Saharan Africa: a review. M Nyindo, East Afr Med J 2005 82 1 40 6 16122111 (Pubitemid 44204239)
46. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in a refugee camp setting in Tanzania. E Rutta, et al. Glob Public Health 2008 3 1 62 76 10.1080/17441690601111924 19288360
47. A paradoxical peace: HIV in post-conflict states. JU Becker, E Drucker, Med Confl Surviv 2008 24 2 101 6 10.1080/13623690801950351 18488672
48. Gender and HIV/AIDS. T Turmen, Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2003 82 3 411 8 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00202-9 14499987 (Pubitemid 37117458)
49. What Happened in Uganda? Declining HIV Prevalence, Behavior Change, and the National Response in Project Lessons Learned. JA Hogle, Washington, USAID, 2002
50. Anthropology and AIDS: the cultural context of sexual risk behavior among urban Baganda women in Kampala, Uganda. JW McGrath, et al. Soc Sci Med 1993 36 4 429 39 10.1016/0277-9536(93)90405-S 8434268 (Pubitemid 23078768)
51. WHO, Guinea 2005